Kanggye Station

Kanggye
강계
Korean name
Hangul 강계역
Hanja 江界驛
Revised Romanization Ganggye-yeok
McCune–Reischauer Kanggye-yŏk
General information
Location Kanggye-si,
Chagang Province
North Korea
Coordinates 40°58′14″N 126°34′53″E / 40.9705°N 126.5814°E / 40.9705; 126.5814Coordinates: 40°58′14″N 126°34′53″E / 40.9705°N 126.5814°E / 40.9705; 126.5814
Owned by Korean State Railway
Line(s) Manp'o Line
Kanggye Line
History
Opened 1 December 1937
Electrified yes
Original company Chosen Government Railway
Services
Preceding station   Korean State Railway   Following station
Kokha
Manp'o Line
Kongin
toward Sunch'ŏn
TerminusKanggye Line
Nammun
toward Rangrim

Kanggye Station is a railway station in Kanggye municipal city, Chagang Province, North Korea, on the Manp'o Line of the Korean State Railway; it is also the starting point of the narrow-gauge Kanggye Line to Rangrim.[1]

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1937 by the Chosen Government Railway, along with the rest of the seventh section of the Manp'o Line from Chŏnch'ŏn (now called Hwaam) to Kanggye.

References

  1. ↑ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6


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